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2A36 Giatsint-B
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Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 1 of 2
KH179larger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source12.3 m (40 ft)[source]
Travel
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | KH179 |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1983–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Iran–Iraq War[source] |
Travel: 10.389 m (30 ft)[source]
Travel
Single sourceTravel: 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)[source]
Maximum; K305, DP-ICM
Single sourceMaximum; K310, BB/DP-ICM
Single sourceMaximum; M107, HE
Single sourceMaximum; M549A1 , HE-RAP
Single source17.7 km (K305, DP-ICM) 18 km (M107, HE) 28 km (K310, BB/DP-ICM) 30 km ( M549A1 , HE-RAP)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source913 m/s (3,000 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov[source] | Agency for Defense Development[source] |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1979–1982[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Kia Machine Tool (1983–1996) Kia Heavy Industry (1996–2001) WIA (2001–2009) Hyundai WIA (2009–present)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | ₩ 120 million (2017)[source] |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1983–present[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500[source] | — |
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| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | 1,220 mils[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | ±448 mils[source] |
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| Type | — | Towed howitzer[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Variable, hydropneumatic, independent[source] |
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